Is ALMOST the longest word in alphabetical order?
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Is ALMOST the longest word in alphabetical order?
As AEGILOPS is not permitted in Lexplorer, surely there is a longer word than ALMOST that is in alphabetical order.
But what is it?
But what is it?
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Re: Is ALMOST the longest word in alphabetical order?
can you use the same letter twice? If so, then I'll go for BEEFILY
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ODE word list 30/10/09
With repeated letters:
CSW Word list
With repeats:
With repeated letters:
- BEEFILY
BILLOWY
DIKKOPS
- ABHORS
ALMOST
BEGINS
BIJOUX
BIOPSY
CHIMPS
CHINOS
CHINTZ
DEHORS
DHIKRS
CSW Word list
With repeats:
- ADDEEMS
BEEFILY
BILLOWY
DIKKOPS
GIMMORS
- CHIKORS
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Re: Is ALMOST the longest word in alphabetical order?
Thanks for that Chaps.
GR MSL GNDT MSS NGVWL SRND NNLYC NNCT
Re: Is ALMOST the longest word in alphabetical order?
Without looking at lexplorer, can anyone tell me a word which uses all 5 vowels once and has them in alphabetical order? (I have two nines in mind)
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FACETIOUS and ABSTEMIOUS come to mind. The second clearly isn't a niner though.
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FWIW, the Countdown-valid word with the most consonants in alphabetical order is CHAMPERTY.
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It might not be a niner but it sure is a cool word.Jon Corby wrote:FACETIOUS and ABSTEMIOUS come to mind. The second clearly isn't a niner though.
The other nine I had in mind was ARSENIOUS if anyone was interested
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CAESIOUS is valid in Scrabble, I played it once against my dad. Good story or what?
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If the story had been "CAESIOUS is valid in Scrabble, I played it once against my dad. Then I went outside and it was raining" then I would say it was a good story, but as it stands it doesn't quite do it for me.Charlie Reams wrote:CAESIOUS is valid in Scrabble, I played it once against my dad. Good story or what?
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Re: Is ALMOST the longest word in alphabetical order?
Is what ALMOST the longest word in alphabetical order? Sorry, someone had to.
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IS: ALMOST the longest word in alphabetical order.Matt Morrison wrote:Is what ALMOST the longest word in alphabetical order? Sorry, someone had to.
(It's only four short of ALMOST - that's almost in my books.)
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Haha, excellent.
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Re: Is ALMOST the longest word in alphabetical order?
Of course it isn't. H is before W. Sorry, someone had to.Matt Morrison wrote:Is what ALMOST the longest word in alphabetical order? Sorry, someone had to.
Oh, cackwires!
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Haha, excellent.